Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb past] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 My wife died a few months ago . ’
2 And there was nothing for my father had a few drinks you know and he 'd come home and he he 'd just come he 'd he 'd b be whistling coming up the street you know .
3 My aunt asked a few questions , and ascertained that the lady 's pain was originating from her lower right abdomen — the general area of her right thigh up to the right side of her stomach .
4 I think my dad had a few differences with them on the upbringing of his children . ’
5 her , her mum was having him , but she had a , her mum had a few things to do , so
6 Certainly not as well as her books sold a few years ago .
7 With Anne , to think was to act and when her father appeared a few minutes later she said immediately , ‘ Dad , Maureen has a friend who 's had to give up his house and live in a crummy room .
8 The guards behind Rincewind backed away , and their captain took a few paces to the right .
9 The fact is she ran away from her home in late 1962 and her mother heard a few months later that she was living as a common street girl near King 's Cross Station .
10 Her death rated a few lines in the papers , but the full significance of her passing went unreported .
11 His eyes went a few degrees cooler .
12 For a sickening moment he swung wildly on the rope and one of his feet slipped a few inches down the wall .
13 His father died a few months after his birth and his grandmother then ruled as regent .
14 His voice lowered a few octaves .
15 She had behaved like this when his grandmother died a few months before .
16 Your father arrived a few minutes ago , and is waiting to see you . ’
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